Judith (Vouet, Munich)

Judith with the Head of Holophernes
Judith with the Head of Holophernes, Judith mit dem Haupt des Holofernes
ArtistSimon Vouet Edit this on Wikidata
Year1620-1625
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions97 cm (38 in) × 73.5 cm (28.9 in)
Location
Accession2279 Edit this on Wikidata

Judith is an oil-on-canvas painting by Simon Vouet, executed c. 1620–1625. It depicts Judith, the leading character of the Book of Judith, holding the severed head of king Holofernes. She is shown finely dressed, holding her sword with her right hand, and showing the head of Holofernes at her left.

The painting is held at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.[1]

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